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THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OKKOOX, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1908.
No. 134.
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COTTAGE
IN THE
IT
TRAINS LATE
Bull Goes to Sleep on the
TraGk and Is Struck
Wreck Near Eugene
Engineer Nichols, Fireman Bolter and
two unknown men were killed at 9:28
o'clock last night, when train No. 17,
known as tho Cottage Grove local, wont
into the ditch three miles north of Eu
gene, as the result of striking a bull
asleep ii)DU the truck. The unknown
men were stealing a ride upon the bag
gage car and their names have nut been
ascertained. A passenger in the smok
er had his hand badly cut.
The engine anil tender, mail car, bag
gage car and one of the chair cars
left the track.
The train wan milking its regular run
down from Portland and was a little
over a mile mit of Irving, when the
bull was struck, wrecking the train.
Pinned Under Wreck.
Fireman Hotter was pinned under
the engine and suffered for some time
before death gave him relief, lie hud
no time to jump, as the engine turned
over on its side. The tender was hurled
around like a jac knife pinning him
down.
The engineer died as the result of
scalding, lie was placed in nn automo
bile and hurried to Kugene, where he
died shortly afterward.
The t wo unknown men were killed
instantly by Ihe colliding of the tender
and the baggage car between which
they were riding.
The passengers were badly shaken up
with the exception of one who suffered
a badly cut hand.
Wrecking Trains Out
Wrecking trains were immediately
ordered to the scene. L, R. Fields, tho
superintendent of the llarriman Hues tn
Oregon, hastened to the scene and su
perintended the work of clearing the
line. Additional crews were ordered
from Portland.
The line was cleared about 9 o'clock
this morning, and traffic resumed. Train
No. Hi will arrive in Portland this aft
ernoon and train No. 15, due here at
10;;i5 a. m., will arrive this evening
about ti o'clock, if not put on special
running time.
Mr. Field arrived on the scene by
special train and secured the services
of a telegraph operator, who tapped
the wires and set up an instrument for
the use of Mr. Fields in directing the
movements of the wrecking trains,
which were hastily summoned from
Roseburg and Junction City. The pas
sengers of No. Hi, the northbound train,
which left Med ford at 5:24 last eve
ning, were fed at Cottage Grove and
the passengers of No. l.'i the south
hound passenger due in Med ford at
10:35 this morning, wore fed at Al
ii any,
Mr. Fields is doing everything possi
ble for the comfort of the delayed pas
sengers. DARING ATTEMPT MADE
AT JAIL BREAKING
ELKO, Nov., August 24. Sheriff
Clark and a posse is today scouring the
hit Is about Elko looking for a man
ki?n as ".Slim" Smith, who escaped
from jail lure yesterday afternoon in
one of the most daring jail deliveries
known in this state.
Fortv five prisoners escaped, but nil
were recaptured with the exception of
Smith, who is thought to have planned
the break. The jail is at present over
flowing with prisoner, some of whom
are awaiting trial n charges of mur
der. The break was carefully planned. Ah
T'nder Sheriffs Harris and Elmore en
tered the jail last evening with the
meal three prisoners jumped upon them.
A hot fight ensued and the officers
Would have been killed had it not been
for a negro trusty who ran into the
street and called for help.
The prisoners feared that the break
would fail and all took to the street.
Sheriff Chirk, who was attracted by
the cries of the negro, ran to the jail
nd with a posse captured nil the es
caped prisoners but one.
F. W. Lei$meter of this city receiv
ed erne of four awards given recently
by the Photo Association of the Pacific
northwest. There were J24 exhibits.
SOUTHBOUND
GROVE LOCAL GOES
DITCH; FOUR KILLED
BOYDEN SELLS
Lumber Man From Weed
Purchases Hardware Es
tablishment in This City
C. E. Evans, superintendent of the
Weed Lumber company of Weed, Cal
has purchased the hardware establish
ment of H. K. Hoyden in this city. The
place is closed at the present time in
order that stock may be taken, and
will reopen under the new management
Wednesday morning.
Mr. Evans will not leave his present
position to manage the store, but will
place it in the hands of J. B. Big
ham of Portland, who is a practical
hardware man.
Mr. Hoyden declines to state what
the consideration was.
Mr. Evans will arrive in this city
Tuesday and will confer with Mr. Big
ham as to changes which will probably
be made in the establishment.
M r. Hoyden has iiuuounced his in
tention to remain in Med ford, but ex
pects to retire permanently from n mer
cantile life.
BIDS WILL BE CALLED
FOR STEEL BRIDGE
CHANTS PASS, Or., August 24.
A special session of the county court
was held on Wednesday and a large
portion of the day was spent in discus
sion of the proposed construction of
the Hogue Jiiver bridge in this city and
the franchise for the new eleetrie line.
In view of the uncertainty that always
hangs over an uncompleted project. En
gineer Collins presented to the court
two sets of plans for a bridge, with
the suggestion that two sets of bids be
called for to cover the construction of
each. One of these plans is for a heavy
owe truss bridge a combination of
wood and steel of extra width and of
sufficient weight to bear the strain of
electric service. The other set of plans
was for an all-steel bridge suitable for
ordinary wagon traffic. The difference
between the cost of this latter struc
ture and that of the combination wagon
and railway bridge formerly contem
plated is so great that the court decid
ed to eliminate thin from consideration
altogether.
Bids for the construction of one or
the other of the two bridges will be
called for on September 4th. By that
time Mr, Collins hopes to have advices
from his company that will put matters
in a little more definite shape. He had
received a wire from Seattle the day
previous stating that the Rogue River
& Southern Railway company, with
headquarters at Seattle, had been or
ganized wil h a capital stock of
000,0011. This certainly has n bsinoss
like nppearance.
RICH STRIKE REPORTED
FROM SAVAGE CREEK
GRANTS PASS, Or., August 24.
Rich ore has been discovered on Sav
age creek on Ihe claims located by Fred
Miller about two years ago on section
12. The prospect recently opened by
Messrs. Miller and Htnterfield shows
several veins of fine ore ranging hi
width from four to thirteen inche1
and the work of development has jint
commenced. The mine is known as the
Deer Lick mine and promises to be one
of the best properties in this section of
the country. The creek bed at the base
of the mountain has also been postel
an 1 the mil diggings will bp known
is the Anna Eraser placer mine.
BIG BODY OF ORE
REPORTED IN OALICE
M KKLIN, Or., August 24. Word has
just been received here of a t'Hi strike
of gold bearing quartz in the Alameda
mine at tin lice. According to reports.
:i body of ore about five feet iii width
was opened that will run from $25 to
.fllii per ton of f ree milling gold ore.
This following closely on the announce
ment that the Alameda is to put in n
100-ton smelter very soon comes as
welcome ncui to all of southern Ore
gon, and will mean much to the future
development of this section.
Mod ford Tribaae, SOe par moots.
UIS BUSINESS
COMMITTEE
NAMED
Chamberlain Loses No Time
in Choosing Crater Lake
Highway Commission
PORTLAND, Or., August 24. Gov
ernor Chamberlain has named the fol
lowing committee tn have in hand the
ways and means of providing the money
necessary to build the stale highway
from Meilford to Crater !iike and on to
Klamath Falls:
E. II. llarriman. Judge Lionel li.
Webster, Henry L. Benson, Klamath
Falls; J. F.' lieddy, Med ford; F. H. Hop
kins, Cent ral Point ; Hen ton Bowers.
Ashland; J. If. Scott, Salem; G. T.
Haldwin, Klamath Falls; T. It. Wilcox,
Portland; W. I. Vawter, Med ford; O.
S. .Jackson, Portland, and Colouel Frank
II. Hay, New York city.
Governor Chamberlain 's notion in
naming the committee which will soon
formulate plans for the construction of
the wooded a venues in the deep for
ests surrounding Crater Lake national
park, came about as the result of a
move to gain easy access to one of the
most scenic regions in the world.
By naming Mr. Harriman as head
of the committee it is not likely that
much time will be consumed in getting
down to work and formulating definite
plans for bringing within easy reach
of the world one of the most ideal and
entrancing spots within the boundaries
of the Cnited States.
Mr. llarriman himself has visited the
lake ami has evinced great interest in
its welfare and has eagerly awaited an
opportunity to give the park and its
mirror like body of water more pub
licity. In consequence of his ambition
along these lines it is placed beyond
doubt that he will take an active and
pleasurable concern in promoting the
project which has already been well
launched and started on the highway
of success. ,
Cost ot New Road,
PORTLAND, nr., August 24. Two
million dollars will be spent by t he
llarriman interests in building the new
line into central Oregon, if the project
just announced by Mr. llarriman is car
ried to completion. The new road will
be about 1 30 miles long. Add it ion a I
track will be added during the follow
ing years.
Work of construction on the new line
will begin about December 1, it is said.
Before dirt will fly, existing surveys
must be gone over, verified and brought
up to date. If the Deschutes route is
followed by the new line, an entirely
new survey must be run for a consider
able diHlauce, for the llarriman engin
eers have only mapped out the route
for a trnck about half way up the Des
chutes ennvon as vet.
BULL RUNS AT LARGE
IN GOLDEN GATE PARK
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 24.
The park commissioners are today pre
paring an. appeal to the chief of police
and police commission to enforce the
reguliit ions again! allowing cattle to
run at large in the city and have asked
that the mounted police prevent a rep
etition of yesterday's incident, when
a mad bull ran into fiolden (late park,
which was full of merrymakers, and
created havoc.
The bull appeared at the children's
playground and drove the little ones to
safety in flight. Pandemonium reign' d
among the women and children for sev
eral hours.
Mounted police phased the intruder
through the park and finally captured
him with lariats.
HARRIMAN ANSWERS
EUGENE'S INVITATION
ECCKXE, Or., August 2L In reply
to Harlog's letter to llarriman asking
him to vinit Eugene, Harriman answer:
1 ' Pel una Hay Lodge, August 22.
Kugene Commercial Club, Kugene, Or.
Thanks for your kind invitation to visit
Kugene. If I go mit thai way I will
be glad to stop, but the chance are
that I shall not go out (hat wav this
time. E. If. II A R RIM AN. '
W. Kime and his family were in
Med ford Suturdav afternoon.
F
IN CHARE
Of PHONES
A I Id Hi UI LUOdl U11ICC (J l
Telephone Company Are
Said to Be in a Tangled
Auditor W. K. Merrill is here going
over the books of the Pacific Teh dmne
& Telegraph company. He i-. in charge
of the office
George A. Patterson, who for some
time has been in charge of the office,
is reported short in his accounts to an
amount between $SOO and $1000. Pat
terson's mother is expected tit arrive
in this city Monday evening and, it is
said that she has made arrangements
to pay the shortage. In this event the
company will not prosecute. Efforts
were made to raise the money locally
last Saturday.
Auditor Merrill is reticent in speak
ing of the matter. He admitted to
day, however, that there was a short
age, but that all arrangements had been
made to cover it and Hint his company
would not prosecute. He stated that
Patterson's mother was expected to ar
rive in the city this evening.
Mr. Merrill says that ho knows
where Patterson is a til he present time,
bnt will take no steps to have him
brought back if the' shortage is cov
ered. He stated further that Patter
son had worked for years for the com
pany and that heretofore he had always
borne a good reputat ion as is shown
by the fact that he was appointed to
his recent position, lie was engaged
in the same line of work in Ohio.
DOG BRINGS OUT
FIVE POLICEMEN
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 24.
ive policemen are today being hailed
as the heroes of the department because
they captured a dog yesterday afternoon
after three hours of fighting with the
a ni ne, which has terrori.cd two streets
and a restaurant.
The dog first put in an appearance
on .Market street, which its peculiar
actions caused women and children to
flee in lerrnr!l. A call was sent in for
the police and the dog continued on
its way undisputed. It ran up Turk
street and into the stairs of a building
occupied as a bakery ami restaurant.
A riot call was sent to the police stn
t ion by people who though I I he dog
was mad, and a squad of police headed
by Captain Duke responded. The po
lice surrounded ln building and three
of the bravest of Ihe parly went up
sairs. The dog yelled and the police
fired at it and retreated in disorder.
The dog ran up another flight of
stairs, where it was given undisputed
possession. Duke and three men climb
ed unto the roof with the intention of
letting a man down to a window by a
rope, hut t hey found t his im possible
and ventured once more into the room
occupied by the dog. This time Cap
tain Duke walked up to Ihe dog and
shot it twice more. The dog squirmed
and yelled and again the police retreat
I'd. Hot the dog died the next minute.
SAWYER'S BAR MAN
CRUSHED TO DEATH
SlSSON, Cal.. August 21. Thomas
Tempest was killed yesterday in the
(told Itall mine at Sn wyer s Bar. 75
miles soot hwest of Yreka. The mes
sage summoning Coroner Kuck gave few
particulars. It was staled thai Tempest
was in some manner drawn into a pulley
and crushed to death.
Tempest was aged 51 and an old time
resident of Sawyer 's Bar.
Owing to the great distance. Coroner
Kuck requested the justice of the peace
ai Sawyer s Ha r to conduct the in
qiient.
BANKER APPEARS IN
COURT FOR SPEEDINO
OAKLAND, t ab. August 21. f. W.
Heltuiiin. Jr.. the banker, appeared in
court today In answer to the charge of
speeding in his 1111 1 uiuobilf. Helium 11
was arretted yesterday afternoon by
the " flying Mqundmn " and went to the
police station without protest when it
H as explained to turn I hat t he police
had a ttop wateh mi him arid roitld
tell jut how fast h- wa going.
He deposited 25 bail for himself and
hi chauffeur.
MAINS IS EITHER FAKING
OR HAS GONE STARK MAD
PACIFIC FLEET
DFF UN fSIIISF
Swineburne's Fleet Leaves
San Francisco For South
Sea islands
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 24.
; Exactly at 10:10 o'clock today tho sig
I mil "up anchors" ran up on Rear Ad
miral William T. Swineburno's flag,
ship, the West Virginia, which started
seven cruisers of tho Pnfic fleet nnd
seven torpedo boat destroyers on their
summer cruise to the Samonn islands,
which will end at Mngdnlcna, bay next
winter with a battle practice. The
cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers
were accompanied by the supply ship
Solace nnd the cruiser Buffalo, which
will go as far as Honolulu with the
fleet. They are fully equipped and pro
pared for any emergency thnt might
arise.
All day yesterday hundreds of vis
itors swarmed over the big vessels in
specting them and todav the water
front was lined by several thousands of
people who witnessed Ihe departure of
the white ships of war.
Towing Torpedo Boats.
Just after the ships had got outside
the harbor they slowed up and each
threw n hawser to a torpedo boat des
troyer, ami they started to sea with tho
little black boats in tow. The two lines
are steel of five inches diameter. The
towing is done by way of experiment.
It is said much coal can be saved in
this manner.
The departing fleet is composed of I
the West Virginia, Maryland, Pommy I- I
vania, Tennessee, Washington, Cnlifor- I
uia and South Dakota.
They towed in the wake of each, the
destroyers Preble, Stnnrt, Perry Ho
kins, Hull, Truxton nnd Whipple.
Tho Pacific fleet is due at Hono
lulu September 2. It will leave there
September 10 and arrive at Paga Pago
September 20. The fleet is to leave
I'ago Pngo September 27 and will ar
rive at Honolulu and the return trip
tctober 7, leaving the same day for
San Diego.
The fleet will arrive at San Diego I
October 2H ami stay until Oodober .In,'
when the vessels will leave for Mag
dalena bay for buttle practice. They
are due to arrive at Magdulena hay
November 1 ami slay until November
:to. The fleet will arrive al San Fran
cisco December 4,
FOREST FIRES DESTRUCTIVE
NEAR KLAMATH FALLS
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., August 21.
Klamath county has had several for
est fires that have destroyed vast areas
of timber, but the damage was not lis
heavy as in other districts, for through
tin' efficiency of the fire patrol estab
lished and maintained by a number of
the large landowners in this county the
fins were discovered before they had
spronod over a large territory nnd ex
eeedingly heavy losses were avoided. A
few small fires are still raging in this
county, but the flames are under con
tml and there is practically no danger
of a further spreading.
Crook county has been nn exception
ally heavy loser from fires and during
the past week seven distinct fires have
been raging in that county with the re
suit that a number of persons have tost
all or part of the timber on their claims
and more t linn one settler has seen
his place go up in smoke.
Hack firing has been resorted to on
a big scale along the Deschutes, wdiere
a fire with a blazing frontage of 1.1
miles has been devastating n vast area
of vadluable timber land.
Forest Supervisor Ireland, who has
charge of the district in which the
largest fire is raging, found It neces
sary lo call upon neighboring fores!
supervisors nt Burns, .John Day, Rose
burg and other places for help nnd
more I him 2l0 men were in the field
fighting Ihe flames. All of the fires
that started a few weeks ago were fully
under control when the new ones broke
out, the origin of which is attributed
principally to incendiarism on the part
fif unknown parties, possibly campers,
though direct arson is suspected In sev
eral rnse.
Fred Puh! was in Medford Saturdny
trading with our merchants,
L
Homesteaders Cabin Burns
and a Small Girl Nearly
Loses Life in Flames
Ruth White, the. 7-year-old daughter
of J. W. White, a homesteader in the
Applegate district, was seriously bum
ed in a fire which consumed the cabin
of the homesteader late Saturday eve
ning. It was thought ut first that the
child would surely succumb to .her in
juries, but it has been found thnt she
will recover, though she will probably
be scarred for lif. .
The cabin caught fire about 10 o'clock
Saturday evening from a defective flue
leading from tho cook stove in which a
fire had been built about I o'clock to
prepare some remedy for a younger
child's croup. The family hud retired
nnd were asleep when suddenly they
were awakened by the fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Whito rushed from the
cabin with three small children, over
looking the fact that Ruth was still
asleep in her bed. After getting out
side Mr. White could hardly restrain
his wife from rushing back into Ihe
burning cabin when she noticed the ab
sence of Ruth. The girl was awaken
ed by their cries and rushed through n
seem i tig wa 1 1 of f i re to esca pe from
the room. She then ran screaming into
to a nearby creek and plunged into the
water.
Neighbors who were attracted by the
fire made the family comfortable for
the night and summoned medical aid.
At last accounts the young woman
was doing nicely. The cabin burned
to the ground and everything was lost.
M r. W h i I e sa y a ho will i m in ed i a t e
ly rebuild. He wns in Med ford Monday
buying a new stock of necessities.
FISHERMAN HOOKS SHAD
AND STARTS FOR SEA VOYAGE
SAX FRANCISCO, Cal., August 21.
Jack Cinnigaii, one of the host of Sun
day fishermen who try lo entice finny
prizes out of Ihe waters of the bay, is
today the butt of much ridicule from his
friends over an experience which befell
him vesterdav. Fiunigan was fishing
from the end of the Main street wharf.
The sport was dull, and Fiiinignn fell
asleep with his line in his hand. Sud
denly he was awakened by a fierce lug
and before he could realize what had
happpepued was dragged into the wa
ter. Einnigan is an ardent disciple of
Isaac Walton, and despite his cold
plunge, held onto the line. He was be
ing rapidly towed out to sea, when
Harry Johnson, a boatman, discovered
his plight and hauled him into the boat.
Together, rescuer and rescued heaved
the line aboard and found thnt Pinui
gnu's unchartered tugboat was a large
shad.
SMALL BOY KNOCKED
FROM TRESTLE BY TRAIN
SAX JOSE, Cal., August 21.-Little
Herbert Hoe Her, a 5-year -old son of
Prank lloerler, a prominent fruit man
of Ciiton district, lies dead today the
victim of a train accident yesterday.
The hul nnd two brothers were pirnick
ing with Iheir mother and father near
Los Gatos and were amusing them
selves on a railroad trestle when a
I rain came suddenly around a curve.
The t wo older boys jumped from the
track, but Herbert, frightened motion
less by the rapid approach of Ihe train,
stood routed to the middle of the tres
He.
The engine ntnick hi ill with terrific
force, hurling his body into the gulch
below, where it fell mangled and life
less beside his brother, who had jumped
from the bridge.
KENNETT HAS REACHED
LIMIT ON SALOONS
KKXNKTT, Cal., August 2-1. Appli 1
tition has been made for the 25th sa- ,
on at Kennctt. which represents the
maximum number allowed for this place,
its limited by n recent resolution of the I
oiporvisors. The regulation has been
in effect for some months, but there
was no rush to run the number of up
to the limit. Twenty four saloons have
sufficed until th. pre ut time.
YOUNG GIR
BADLY BE
w n li I n
Double
WatGh Placed on
the Slayer o! Annis to
Protect His Life
NEW YORK, August 24. Captain
Peter C. llains, U. S. A., alayor of Wil
liam I1!. Annis, either has gone stark
mad today or is doing some of the best
shamming ever seen in n New York
jail.
He seems to have forgotten nil about
the killing of Annis and is possessed
with the single idea thnt he must report
to his superior officer nt Fort Hamilton
before noon today, when his leave of
absence expires,
A double watch has boon placed
about his cell for fear of his commit
ting suicide.
Yesterday Captain Huins sent for
his military clothes. Keeper Roilly took
them to his cell today uud tho captain
seized thorn eagerly, snying:
" L havo been waiting for you. You
people seem to forget thnt I havo to
report to Colonel Harris nt noon to
day." Then he hurriedly put on his uniform
and said: "So long; I'm off for tho
fort.'' He tried to leave nnd when
restrained became furious, exclaiming:
"What's the matter with youl Do you
want lo got me into troublof "
Brolhors Arraigned.
Captain Peter C. llains and Thornton
Jenkins Mains were handcuffed and led
into court today for arraignment. Cap
tain llains went willingly, apparently
I hi uk ing he was on his way to the
foil, and talking constantly of tho ex
piration of his leave of nhsenco.
The arreigument ot the brothers took
just, one minute, as it had been Arrang
ed for an adjournment to be taken
until Fridav. After the arraignment
Attorney John F, Mclutyrn said that ho
was posit ivelv convinced his client was
PROMINENT YOUNG WOMAN
FOUND DEAD IN HER BED
PARIS, August 24. Whether Miss
Winifred Parsons of New York, daugh
ter of the late Charles Parsons, presi
dent of the Rome. Watertown & Ogdea
burg railroad, committed suicido or was
accidentally shot is a question which
the authorities are investigating today.
With a bullet wound in her head,
the young woman was found dead yes
t onlay in her apartments in Avenue
lean. The police say it is a case of
suicide, while her friends iiiBist that
dent h was due to an accident. It is
known, however, that Miss Parsons bad
been grieving since her finneen, a young
Prciichmiiu, died of constmuption four
mouths ago,
WOMAN OPENS GAMBLING
RESORT AND WINS $10,000
R EXt , New, August 24. Church
women are today trying to prevail upon
the authorities to prevent Nan Rooney,
a San Francisco woman, late of Gold
field, from conducting n rouletto bank
which she has opened in this city. The
sheriff refused to net, snying that a
woman has as much right to conduct
a gambling game as n man has, and
the religious women threaten to take
their fight to the state legislature.
Xan opened her bank hero Saturday
night, and after two hours' play won
HUinii from Jack Flyun, a mine man-ngt-r,
Miss Rooney was conducting a
game in (loldiield when Elinor Glyn
visited that camp, nnd has received
several letters from the author of
"Three Weeks."
ASHLAND INTENDS TO OWN
WATER AND LIGHT SYSTEM
ASHLAND, Or., August 24. At n
meeting of the city council of Ash
land an ordinance wns passed providing
fur t he const ruction and installation
of an electric light and power plant to
be owned and operated by tho city. The
issuance of t-VVmo worth of V per
cent light bonds was ordered for this
purpose, under an authority voted by
the people in 1005. An election was
also railed for the pie to vote upon
an amendment to the charter authoris
ing an additional issue of $30,000 worth
of 4V.j per cent bonds, thereby making
a total of $S0,00u for tho construction
of a municipal plant.
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